---
id: moving-folders.what-happens-to-moved-folders-if-my-licence-ends
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-happens-to-moved-folders-if-my-licence-ends
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "How moving folders works"
question: "What happens to my moved folders if my trial or subscription ends?"
alt_questions:
  - "Licence inactive — are my moved files safe?"
  - "Trial ended, can I still open relocated folders?"
  - "Will my files be moved back if I stop paying?"
  - "storage studio locked moved files"
short_answer: "Nothing happens to them. Moved folders stay where they are with links in place and keep opening while the drive is connected. Only Storage Studio's own work — rules, Data Parking, transfers, Free Up Space — pauses until you re-activate."
tags: ["licence", "trial", "moved files"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/do-i-need-storage-studio-running-for-moved-folders-to-work"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What happens to my moved folders if my trial or subscription ends?

Nothing happens to them. Everything you've already moved stays where it is, with links in place, and opens normally while the drive is connected. Storage Studio never holds files hostage.

What pauses while the licence is inactive is Storage Studio's own work: scheduled rule runs, Data Parking, cloud transfers, Free Up Space and the apps relocator. Re-activating turns it all back on where it left off.

See [licensing & payments](https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/).